However, if you’re happy with your existing MacBook or plan on buying a 2016 model in next couple of months or so, there are some improvements in tow for you as well. The MacBook 2017 starts at $1,299/£1,249/AU$1,899, but for 300 more in any currency, you can get the same i5 Google uses in the Pixelbook, not to mention an i7 for 150 on top of that. In fact, if you were thinking about buying a Google Pixelbook instead due to its use of 7th-generation Intel Core i5 and i7 processors, surely you’ll be delighted to know that there’s a comparable MacBook model out there for you. But clearly, given the fact that overall Mac sales are up 10% this quarter at 5.4 million units, its glaring finish isn’t the only reason to purchase the 12-inch MacBook. Now that the iPhone 8 and the iPhone X are both here in the flesh, the 12-inch MacBook is one of the remaining ways that you can take home an Apple product in a Rose Gold suit. The MacBook brings more megahertz, and I'm not talking about clock speed. You'll still have to somehow manage with a single USB-C port, bolting on adapters and connectors to equip your FrankenMac with vital extra limbs.Īnd if you didn't get on with its super-shallow keyboard, your fingers will remain as unconvinced as they were before - especially during long typing sessions.

Only faster, and with longer-lasting battery life.Ī new processor, coupled with faster internal storage, memory and graphics has brought tangible improvements to the MacBook's performance. It’s been a while, but these new machines certainly seem worth the wait.But despite its upgrades, the new MacBook is not the MacBook Air replacement that rumors once again predict will arrive this summer - it's the same unique, dazzling and challenging laptop as the one that launched one year ago.

The non-Touch Bar 13-incher costs $1,499 and ships now. The Touch Bar models will ship within three weeks. The new MacBook Pro will start at $1,799 for the 13-inch and $2,399 for the 15-inch, and are available for preorder Today. There's a 13-inch version of the new MacBook Pro that's spec'd a little lower but has traditional keyboard with function keys intact. If all of this sounds bonkers to you and you just want a new machine with real function keys, Apple has one of those too.

No more entering your personal information or your credit card number, no more autofill and the attendant security risks. What makes Apple’s unique, though, is that it’s going to enable Apple Pay on the web with the touch of a finger. That alone isn’t anything special laptops have had fingerprint readers for years and years. Another key aspect of the Touch Bar? It comes with a TouchID fingerprint reader where the power button currently resides.

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